Crew
/kruː/
EN
A group of people who work together, especially on a ship, aircraft, or film set; also a team of people in sports or a casual group of friends.
The entire crew worked together to get the plane ready for takeoff.
Etymology
Comes from 15th-century Middle English crewe, meaning a group of soldiers, borrowed from Old French creue (increase, reinforcement), ultimately from Latin crescere (to grow). Its modern meaning developed in the 18th century.
Translations
Collocations
flight crewcabin crewcrew memberfilm crewground crewboat crew
Synonyms
teamstaffpersonnelgangcorps
Related Words
captainpilotpassengerteamworkshift